Healthy Tadulako Journal (Jurnal Kesehatan Tadulako) Vol. 8 No. 1, Januari 2022 P-ISSN : 2407-8441/℮-ISSN : 2502-0749 Cast Torizellia, Sari Wahyunita, Muhammad Nasrullah:17-23 17 Original Research Paper PENGARUH EDUKASI LEAFLET TERHADAP PERILAKU MENGGUNAKAN MASKER DAN CUCI TANGAN (SEBAGAI UPAYA PENCEGAHAN COVID-19 DI KELURAHAN LOKTABAT UTARA) Cast Torizellia * , Sari Wahyunita, Muhammad Nasrullah Nutrition Undergraduate Study Program, Sekolah Tinggi Ilmu Kesehatan Borneo Lestari 1 Email Corresponding: Casttorizellia91@gmail.com Page : 17 - 23 ABSTRAK Covid-19 Indonesia sebanyak 418.375 kasus (WHO, 2020). Kasus positif Covid- 19 di Kalimantan Selatan sebanyak 11.924, kasus positif di Kota Banjarbaru sebanyak 1.135 dan kasus positif terbanyak di Kelurahan Loktabat Utara berjumlah 142 kasus (Dinkes Kota Banjarbaru, 2020). Metode Didaktik adalah metode penyuluhan dilakukan satu arah oleh pemateri kepada peserta tanpa memberikan kesempatan kepada peserta untuk mengemukakan pendapatnya. Salah satu media metode didaktif yang digunakan pada penelitian ini adalah leaflet. Penelitian ini adalah penelitian Pre-experimental dengan rancangan penelitian one-group pre-post test design. Penelitian ini dilakukan pada masyarakat di Kelurahan Loktabat Utara bulan Februari-Mei 2021. Populasi penelitian ini berjumlah 1.616 jiwa. Teknik pengambilan sampel dengan sampling aksidental berjumlah 94 orang. Hasil penelitian menunjukkan perilaku masyarakat Kelurahan Loktabat Utara sebelum diberikan edukasi leaflet ialah kategori tepat sebanyak 44 orang (46,8%). Kategori tepat Sesudah diberikan edukasi leaflet tentang menggunakan masker dan cuci tangan perilaku masyarakat Kelurahan Loktabat Utara meningkat menjadi 71 orang (75,5%). Terdapat pengaruh perilaku sebelum dan sesudah diberikan edukasi leaflet di Kelurahan Loktabat Utara. ABSTRACT Positive cases of Covid-19 at the World level, Indonesia has 418,375 cases (WHO, 2020). Positive cases of Covid-19 in South Kalimantan were 11,924, positive cases in Banjarbaru City were 1,135 and the most positive cases in North Loktabat Village were 142 cases (Banjarbaru City Health Office, 2020). The didactive method is a one-way counseling method by the speaker to the participants without giving the participants the opportunity to express their opinions. One of the didactic methods used in this research is leaflet. This research is a pre-experimental research with a one-group pre-post test design. This research was conducted on the community in Loktabat Utara Village in February-May 2021. The population of this study amounted to 1,616 people. Sampling technique with accidental sampling amounted to 94 people. The results showed that the behavior of the people of North Loktabat Village before being given leaflet education was the right category as many as 44 people (46.8%). The right category After being given an education leaflet about using masks and washing hands, the behavior of the people of North Loktabat Village increased to 71 people (75.5%). There is an influence of behavior before and after being given leaflet education in North Loktabat Village. Kata Kunci : Perilaku, Edukasi Leaflet, Memakai masker, Mencuci tangan Keywords: Behavior, Leaflet Education, Wearing a mask, Washing hands Published by: Tadulako University, Managed by Faculty of Medicine. Email: healthytadulako@gmail.com Phone (WA): +6285242303103 Address: Jalan Soekarno Hatta Km. 9. City of Palu, Central Sulawesi, Indonesia PENDAHULUAN Virus Corona (COVID-19) merupakan penyakit infeksi disebabkan oleh Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Corona Virus-2 (SARS-CoV-2) 1 . Kasus pertamanya dimulai pada Desember 2019 di Wuhan, Provinsi Hubei 2 . Berdasarkan data WHO kasus positif Covid-19 tingkat Dunia pada tanggal 04 November 2020 sebanyak 47.059.867 kasus,